Tied for fourth in the
100-meter butterfly (1:00.70) Fifth in the 400-meter free (4:13.51) Fifth
in the 400-meter IM (4:48.05) Fourth in the 200-meter fly (2:11.91).

National/International Competition

Named to the United States team for the 2007 World University Games Placed
fifth in the 400-meter free at the 2006 ConocoPhillips
U.S. Nationals with a time of 4:14.07 Recorded a time of 4:13.51 in prelims,
vaulting her to fifth in school history in the event Finished ninth in the
400 IM, and her time of 4:48.05 stands as the fifth-best time in UFs record
book Posted a sixth-place finish in the A-Final of the 200-meter fly with a
time of 2:11.91, marking the fourth-best time in school history Also placed
16th in the 100-meter fly(1:01.35) Her
time of 1:00.70 in the prelims at the national meet tied her for fourth in
Floridas record books Clocked in at 2:03.11 in the 200-meter free at the
national meet to finish 34th.

At Florida:

2006-07: Competed in the 500 free (4:53.65), 1,650 free
(16:28.21) and 200 fly (2:00.62) at the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis
(3/8-10) Won the 500 free and the 1,650 free at the Georgia Last Chance Meet
(2/17-18) with an NCAA provisional times of 4:49.34 and 16:29.28, respectively
Earned three all-conference honors at the SEC Championships in Lexington, Ky.
(2/7-10) Took sixth in the 200 fly with a mark of 2:02.02 Also finished
12th in the 500 free with a career-best time of 4:49.05, as well as 13th in the
400 IM (4:23.92) Placed third in the 200 fly (2:05.10) and seventh in the 500
free (5:09.11) against FAU (1/27) Finished third in the 1,000 free (10:09.79)
and fifth in the 200 fly (2:06.18) in the victory over Tennessee (1/26) Paced
the field in the 1,000 free (10:01.09) versus Indian River CC (1/13) Placed
third in the 200 fly (2:04.16) and exhibitioned the
400 IM (4:31.57) in the win over Virginia (1/12) Competed in the 200-meter
free (2:10.69), 400-meter free (4:28.69), 200-meter back (2:28.56), 200-meter
fly (2:21.33) and 400-meter IM (5:12.61) at the U.S. Open in West Lafayette,
Ind. (11/30-12/2) Raced to the win in the 1,000 free (9:55.25), took second
in the 500 free (4:53.05) and placed seventh in the 200 fly (2:04.68) versus
Florida State (11/21) Touched first in the 200 fly with an NCAA
provisional-qualifying time of 2:01.12, and also finished third in the 200 IM
(2:07.46), against LSU (11/9) Won the 200 fly with an NCAA B time of 2:00.67
versus Minnesota (10/27) Also swam exhibition in the 400 IM (4:22.32) versus
the Golden Gophers Earned runner-up honors in the 1,000 free against Georgia
(10/26) with a career-best time of 9:53.05 Also placed third in the 200 fly
with an NCAA provisional time of 2:02.32 in the win over the Bulldogs Finished
second in the 200 fly (2:02.04) and third in the 1,000 free (9:59.96) against
Michigan (10/14).

2005-06: One of three Gator freshmen to compete for Florida
at the NCAA Championships Earned one All-SEC honor in the 1,650 free Honored
as a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll Posted four NCAA provisional times
throughout the year Recorded one event win during the season Held the top time
of the season by a Gator in the 1,650 freestyle, and recorded the fourth-fastest
time of the season in the 500 free, as well as the third-best in the 200 back
Swam in the 500 free, 1,650 free and 200 back events at the NCAA Championships
(3/16-18) Notched one top-five finish and one top-10 mark at the SEC
Championships Finished fourth in the 1,650 free at SECs (2/15-18) in a
provisional time of 16:29.28 Claimed eighth in the 200 back at the SEC meet
with an NCAA B time of 1:59.36 Posted an 11th-place effort in
the 500 free at SECs with a provisional time of 4:50.27 Touched the wall
first in the 200 back against Indian River (2/4) with a time of 2:02.33.

High School:

Attended San Jauquin High School in Sacramento, Calif., where she holds
the record in 500 free, 1000 free, 1650 free and 800-meter free Honored as a
High School All-American A team member for the 500 free.

Club: Member
of the Sierra Marlins swim team, coached by Jeff Pearson 2002 Junior National
Champion in the 500 free, 1,000 free and 1,650 free Junior National record
holder in the 500 free (4:45.80) and 1,650 free (16:21.57) National Qualifier
in the 200 fly, 500 free, 1,000 free, 1,650 free, 400-meter free, 1,500-meter
free Earned a fourth-place finish in the 800 free (SCM) at the 2001 U.S. Open
Held a world ranking 800 free (SCM).

Personal: Born
Stephanie Cota on July 26, 1987, in Woodland, Calif.
Daughter of Dennis and Rebecca Cota Has two
siblings, Brian (22) and Andrew (16) Chose Florida for its academics, swim
program and coaches Also considered Auburn, Virginia and UCLA Majoring in engineering
sciences.